Eating disorders on the rise during the pandemic
Children most affected by change in routines
Eating disorders on the rise during the pandemic
Posted at 4:49 AM, Mar 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-08 07:55:21-05
TAMPA, Fla. â Doctors are worried about a growing health crisis.
They are finding the number of people affected by an eating disorder is rising, brought on by stress and anxiety surrounding the pandemic, which just entered its thirteenth month.
Dr. Valerie McClain, a clinical psychiatrist, says eating orders are affecting both men and woman, but especially children. I think it s a way of dealing with stress from the unpredictability that the children have gone through, says Dr. McClain. Let s face it, their whole routine has changed.